Frank James Lampard was born on 20th June 1978 in Romford, Essex. He is the son of Frank Lampard Sr., former England fullback and two-time FA Cup winner with West Ham United. His family is related to another famous footballing family, the Redknapps. Both of the families have firm East End London roots. He has won the FA Community Shield (with Chelsea, 2005), the English Premiership twice (with Chelsea, 2004-05 and 2005-06), the League Cup (with Chelsea, 2005) and the UEFA Intertoto Cup (with West Ham, 1999). In November 2005 he was named the second best player in Europe, losing out in the European Footballer of the Year awards to the Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho. A month later he finished in second place, once again behind Ronaldinho, in the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year awards.